The 30 Best TV Episodes Featuring LGBTQ Women of 2018
It’s our last TV list of 2018!
Black Lightning
The 25 Best TV Shows Of 2018 With LGBT Women Characters
These are the television shows of 2018 that stand out for their artistry and innovation AND also feature lesbian, bisexual, queer or trans women characters.
“Black Lightning” Episode 209 Recap: On The Road Again
I made you a Christmas Card with Nafessa Williams’ face, but you have to open this recap to see it.
“Black Lightning” Episode 208 Recap: Bonnie and Clyde
Jennifer and Khalil act out my favorite Beyoncé and Jay-z video! Except it’s all wrong!
“Black Lightning” Episode 207 Recap: Strange Fruit
As much as I love Black Lightning, and in particular as much as I love their willingness to ground the supernatural within the – admittedly sometimes ugly – realities of black life in America, I worry that the show has begun to dabble in exploiting the violence against black bodies as a means of spectacle.
Autostraddle’s Favorite and Least Favorite Lesbian, Bisexual and Trans TV Characters of 2018
“Is this how cis white dudes feel all the time?”
The 16 Best Lesbian and Bisexual TV Couples of 2018
There’s an awful lot of awful things we could be thinking of, but for just one day let’s only think about love.
“Black Lightning” Episode 206 Recap: Well That Took a Turn
Hey, at least Almost-Dr. Anissa Pierce delivered some really cute babies!
“Black Lightning” Episode 205 Recap: The One with the Hot Sex (and a Death)
We can finally settle it: Anissa Pierce is a top! Here’s some hot lesbian sex, tinged with a bit of angst and sadness, coming your way!
“Black Lightning” Episode 204 Recap: Let America Be America Again
Jefferson finally realizes Anissa needs some freedom, Jennifer’s ex-boyfriend is getting creepier, and Black Lightning’s gotta figure out how to do better with its women villains.
“Black Lightning” Episode 203 Recap: Thunder Grace? Game on.
Anissa and Grace make their way towards reconciliation and romance, Jennifer Pierce continues to be the best teenager on television this side of Santana Lopez.
“Black Lightning” Episode 202 Recap: Anissa Pierce is Looking Very Shane Today
Anissa wants Zoe to sing her a song. Naked. In Heels. Of course.
“Black Lightning” Episode 201 Recap: Redemption Song
This Week: Anissa Pierce goes full on “Set It Off”/Robin Hood, stealing from Freeland’s drug dealers to give back to those in most need. Next Week: She’s kissing a girl! WE’RE BACK!!
Announcing the Winners of Autostraddle’s Inaugural Gay Emmys!
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VOTE NOW in Autostraddle’s Inaugural Gay Emmys!
The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences — like Hollywood itself, and mainstream TV criticism — continues to be dominated by a voting block of mostly straight white men. So, for the first time ever, we’ve decided to host our own Autostraddle TV awards to coincide with the Emmys.
Lesbian and Bisexual Superhero Cheat Sheet: How to Get Caught Up on CW DC TV Before Batwoman Arrives
Alex and Sara and Anissa and Nyssa and Betty McRae, oh my!
San Diego Comic-Con: All the Gay News You Need to Know About Every Gay TV Show
Wynonna Earp is already renewed, Supergirl adds the first trans superhero to TV, Steven Universe is getting a movie, AvaLance lives, American Horror Story: Apocalypse (for real), Nafessa Williams always knows what to say, Tig Notaro on Star Trek: Discovery, queer Charmed, and big hopes for Rosa’s bi storylines on Brooklyn Nine-Nine.
18 LGBTQ Women of Color TV Characters Crushing it in 2018
I don’t know if you’ve felt it yet, but we certainly have. This is the year where lesbian, bisexual, queer, and trans women of color are taking over your television screens.
“Black Lightning” Episode 113 Recap: The Black Lesbian Wins in the End
In the Black Lightning season one finale, Anissa Pierce once again refuses to run away from the white men who try to intimidate her. She stands with her family, and she fights back
“Black Lightning” Episode 112 Recap: A Bullet-Proof Black Lesbian On TV Is Oh So Sweet!
I’ll cut the mushy feelings for now and save the rest for next week — when we will come back together for the BLACK LIGHTNING SEASON FINALE!!!!